My friend has suggested that I add beta glucogan or beta glucocan ( SP ?) to help build/keep immunity?

I looked at this in a health store and it’s kinda expensive.

Is this a good choice ? Is there something better ? I thought vitamin C (ascorbic acid) was the best ?

Thanks.

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Answer by aichausa
Save your money and stick with foods. Organic fruits and veggies do a better job at strongly building and maintaining immune health and it’s lighter on the wallet. For ex: I consume a 3000 daily caloric diet, but I always incorporate 10 servings of fruits and raw veggies into this palate. Why? I never get sick. So, it works. It’s also sound judgement to cut out those “foods” that rob nutrients like, for one, refined sugar, and for two, partially hydrogenated veg. oils. This is a no-brainer, literally. Not only is it not good for brain health, but it also places your body in an acidic state, leaving you susceptible to diseases. Everytime my parents turned around, when I was a child, I was always taking Amoxycilin, Tetracycline, some crap for bacterial infections. I had many episodes of viral infections…colds that were innumerible as a kid. I was a sugaraholic. I loved it, and I was wired constantly. It didn’t stop in my teens and 20’s, but after so many years, I couldn’t take anymore of it and did my own research. For a time, I got into the supplements like you, taking every name of supplement I couldn’t even pronounce for lots of money per bottle. They didn’t work as well as whole foods. Whole, raw foods are impecable at what they do for you. They’re not only foods, but they’re nature’s medicine for your body. Believe it or not, a natural food store owner convinced me of this. So, it was no surprise I only shopped at his store for just the topicals and not the supplements. He gave me the nitty gritty on what it was all really about, plus, he’s a biochemist and a professor at a local college, so that helped a bit.
I hope this helped some, if not, at least I placed my input. Good luck to you.

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Has anyone tried a probiotic supplement with good results? Any brand you can suggest?

Their stomachs have been upset for awhile and we are “resetting” their systems. My local tack shop doesn’t carry Pro-Bi and I’d have to wait at least a week to get it online, and I want to take care of them NOW.

http://www.kvsupply.com/browse/Home/Equine/Health-Care/Nutritional-Supplements/Digestive-Support/Pro-Bi-Microbial-16-ounces/D/30100/P/1:1:100:40000:410:41900:41909/I/40221
Thanks everyone, especially Gallop, that makes so much sense.

I was reading the ingredients on Pro-Bi and it has aloe vera in it, could that possibly be what seems to make the product work?
Should I just give them aloe juice instead?

Has anyone tried aloe juice with your horse(s) before? I think I’ve read before that it “might” help with ulcers.

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Answer by spartaworld.combat
Pro-biotics are supplements that have friendly microbes that supply aid to digestive systems by giving a body flora sources needed to balance the intestines. You may want to visit a health store and talk with the nutritionist there about a larger quantity of Pro-biotics. Taking these in liquid or capsule form does work as I can attest.
Spartawo…

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Answer by autiemom4
another great combination is the superfoods spirulina and chlorella. You can read in great detail the benefits of them at the link I’ll provide below.

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Answer by Q_Q
Magnesium supplements would probably help out with combating or preventing diabetes by regulating your blood pressure and healthy glucose levels. Probiotics should help out with any stomach/digestive problems you may be experiencing. I’ll post a couple links so you can read up on some of the benefits of taking those vitamins and what exactly they do.

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Answer by Jupiter R
Yes during a fast, any doctor would advise you to get as many vitamins and essential minerals as possible to not risk serious health problems caused by the lack of nutrients.

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Answer by Rhianna Returns
Possibly yes. This one will please the alties: Chinese herbal medicine has been used with SOME success, providing drugs like aristolochia, stephania and clematis are avoided. A recent RCT has shown commercially available herbal preparations containing nine plant extracts (STW 5) effective in reducing symptoms in IBS. So that might be worth a try.

Try dietary changes too, 50% of people find that a low fire diet helps, whilst the other 50% say it makes it worse, but it is worth a try.

The spasm in the gut can be very painful. Have you tried Colpermin? You buy this OTC too. If all of the above fails to work, then you could give low dose Amytriptlyn(sp?) a try. This sort of acts as a muscle smoother.

I am very sceptical about those pro-biotic yoghurts, but they might help. Stress is thought to play a part. Many people find that their symptoms worsen during episodes of stress. Studies show that overactivity of the muscles in the gut play a large part and various factors may play a part in this. It could be something to do with messages sent from the brain to the gut.

Food intolerance account for 33-66% of IBS cases but actual allergies are a rare cause, contrary to popular belief.

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